Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
vs
Seagate FireCuda X1070 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Seagate
73 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
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Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston SSD | Seagate FireCuda X1070 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Seagate FireCuda X1070 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.086score per dollar
vs
Seagate FireCuda X1070 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.209score per dollar
Seagate FireCuda X1070 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
